Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | County Highway TT Road crossing | Bridge crossing | 44.97818, -92.51133 | Uppermost crossing on the headwater reach north-east of River Falls. |
| 2 | Trumpeter Swan Preserve Nature reserve · headwaters | Park / conservation area | 44.96120, -92.50717 | Wooded preserve on the spring headwaters, 0.08 km from the river. |
| 3 | Headwaters of the Kinnickinnic Fish and Wildlife Area Wisconsin DNR · headwaters | Park / conservation area | 44.95465, -92.50468 | DNR fish and wildlife area on the uppermost spring water. |
| 4 | 140th Street Road crossing | Bridge crossing | 44.95174, -92.51733 | Crossing in the headwater fishery-area reach. |
| 5 | Hanson Fishery Area Wisconsin DNR | Park / conservation area | 44.95138, -92.51750 | DNR fishery-area parcel on the upper river, public wading access. |
| 6 | Kinnickinnic River State Fishery Area Wisconsin DNR | Park / conservation area | 44.95080, -92.51797 | State fishery area on the upper river, the main block of public trout water above River Falls. |
| 7 | Steeple Drive Road crossing | Bridge crossing | 44.92289, -92.53156 | Upper-river crossing above County J. |
| 8 | County Highway J Road crossing | Bridge crossing | 44.91340, -92.53404 | Upper-river crossing. |
| 9 | Kelly Creek Preserve Nature preserve · 0.48 km from the river | Park / conservation area | 44.91040, -92.52916 | Preserve on Kelly Creek, the main cold-water tributary entering here. |
| 10 | North River Road Road crossing | Bridge crossing | 44.90135, -92.55818 | Mid-river crossing above River Falls. |
| 11 | Liberty Road Road crossing | Bridge crossing | 44.89927, -92.57858 | Mid-river crossing. |
| 12 | Quarry Road Road crossing | Bridge crossing | 44.89094, -92.59847 | Crossing on the reach above River Falls. |
| 13 | North Main Street Road crossing · River Falls | Bridge crossing | 44.87474, -92.62212 | City crossing at the head of River Falls. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Powell Avenue Road crossing · River Falls | Bridge crossing | 44.86991, -92.62847 | City crossing in River Falls. |
| 15 | West Division Street Road crossing · River Falls | Bridge crossing | 44.86261, -92.62454 | City crossing above the Junction Falls dam. |
| 16 | East Maple Street Road crossing · River Falls | Bridge crossing | 44.85980, -92.62645 | City crossing above the Junction Falls dam. |
| 17 | Veteran's Park City of River Falls | Park / conservation area | 44.85864, -92.62644 | City park on the river above the Junction Falls impoundment, 0.06 km from the water. |
| 18 | Winter Street Road crossing · River Falls | Bridge crossing | 44.85547, -92.63302 | City crossing beside the Junction Falls dam. |
| 19 | Junction Falls Dam City of River Falls hydro dam | Dam / hazard | 44.85524, -92.63339 | Upper River Falls dam. No through route over the structure. |
| 20 | Glen Park City of River Falls | Park / conservation area | 44.85300, -92.63465 | City park in the gorge between the two River Falls dams, 0.21 km from the water. |
| 21 | Powell Falls Dam WI dam 2WP180 · City of River Falls | Dam / hazard | 44.85096, -92.63902 | Lower River Falls dam. No through route over the structure. |
| 22 | Drewiske Family Preserve Private preserve · wooded | Park / conservation area | 44.83546, -92.69299 | Preserve on the lower river below River Falls, 0.04 km from the water. |
| 23 | USGS 05342000 · Kinnickinnic River near River Falls Live stage and discharge | USGS gauge | 44.83083, -92.73306 | Placed on the roster gauge coordinate, which falls on the centreline near the County F crossing, 0.03 km off the line. |
| 24 | County Road F Road crossing | Bridge crossing | 44.83104, -92.73332 | Lowest road crossing, at the head of the gorge above the St. Croix. |
| 25 | Kinnickinnic State Park Office Wisconsin DNR · 0.38 km from the river | Agency / conservation office | 44.83484, -92.73416 | Park office for Kinnickinnic State Park, which takes in the river mouth. |
| 26 | Kinnickinnic River Gorge and Delta State Natural Area Wisconsin DNR · river mouth | Park / conservation area | 44.82806, -92.76111 | Gorge and sand delta where the river enters the St. Croix, inside Kinnickinnic State Park. |
Gauge: USGS 05342000 — KINNICKINNIC RIVER NEAR RIVER FALLS, WI. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Regulations: dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
River Falls - the city on the river, with parkland frontage and full services.
Kinnickinnic State Park - the state park at the confluence with the St. Croix River.
The Kinni gorge - the rugged lower canyon below town holding the larger fish.
Wisconsin public fishing easements - the marked easements along the upper valley.
Prescott - the town at the St. Croix and Mississippi confluence below.
St. Croix River - the larger river receiving the Kinnickinnic.
Glen Park - the River Falls city park with in town access to the river.
Spring: rising flows and the first caddis, with the river off color after snowmelt and rain.
Summer: stable cold spring flows, terrestrial fishing in the meadows and technical conditions.
Fall: cooling water, coloring browns and the best streamer fishing in the gorge.
Winter: open water at the springs and an established catch and release winter season.